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hyphopodium

hyphopodium noun: a hypha, in some ectoparasitic fungi, having a haustorium.

Noun

hyphopodium (plural hyphopodia)

  1. A hypha, in some ectoparasitic fungi, having a haustorium

Forms of hyphopodium

pluralhyphopodia

Origin of hyphopodium

From hypha + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

Questions about hyphopodium

What does hyphopodium mean?
Hyphopodium means a hypha, in some ectoparasitic fungi, having a haustorium.
What part of speech is hyphopodium?
Hyphopodium is a noun.
What is the plural of hyphopodium?
The plural of hyphopodium is hyphopodia.

Words near hyphopodium in the dictionary

  1. hyphomycete
  2. hyphomycetes
  3. hyphomycetous
  4. hyphopodia
  5. hyphopodial
  6. hyphopodium
  7. hyphy
  8. hypices
  9. hypichnial
  10. hypichnion
  11. hypidiomorphic

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